Bluestar wins bid to buy gift retailer Brookstone for $80m
US-based gift retailer Brookstone has selected brand development firm Bluestar Alliance as the winning bidder to sell its intellectual property…
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Mattress Firm files Chapter 11, plans to close 700 stores in US
US-based speciality retailer Mattress Firm, along with its subsidiaries, has filed voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring in the US Bankruptcy Court…
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Wesfarmers to conclude proposed demerger of Coles
Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers is set to vote in favour of the multi-billion dollar proposed demerger of supermarket chain Coles following…
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Waitrose & Partners trials ‘in-home delivery’ service in London
British supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has piloted a new delivery service in London, ‘While You’re Away’, to deliver groceries…
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Russian food retailer X5 Retail opens distribution centre in Yaroslavl
Russian food retailer X5 Retail Group has opened a new 34,000ft² distribution centre (DC) in Yaroslavl. The facility will serve…
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Rakuten expands Express delivery service to 14 cities in Tokyo
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has expanded its door-to-door delivery service, Rakuten Express, to 14 more cities across the Tokyo metropolitan…
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Walgreens to pilot Birchbox beauty brands in select US stores
US-based retail holdings company Walgreens has partnered with online beauty retailer Birchbox to pilot Birchbox beauty brands in select stores.…
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Lenders of US retailer Toys ‘R’ Us cancel bankruptcy auction
The controlling lenders of US retailer Toys ‘R’ Us have reportedly revealed plans to restore the brand name along with…
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Australian retailer Drakes Supermarkets deploys Dematic’s robotic picking system
Australia-based independent grocery retailer Drakes Supermarkets has selected integrated automated technology supplier Dematic to deploy robotic piece picking system at…
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Kroger and Walgreens to pilot new shopping concept in US
US-based supermarket retailer Kroger is set to pilot a new shopping concept across 13 Walgreens stores in Northern Kentucky, US.…